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<h1>Designing help windows
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<p>The most important part of a help file is the information in it&#151;the words and pictures that the help file contains. But packaging is also important. The way you present words and pictures can play a significant role in making your help file more usable. When designing your help file for distribution with a program, you may want to <a href="win.htm">create or customize the windows</a> you use to display your topics.
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<p>When designing help windows, keep these options in mind:
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	<li>You can change the type of window in which a topic appears. For example, your home page or an image map might appear in a secondary window while your information topics <A HREF="tripane.htm">appear in the Help Viewer</A>.
	<li>You can create different windows for different topic types. For example, help for a dialog box might appear in an embedded window while your information topics appear in the Help Viewer.
	<li>You can change the appearance of a window. For example, you can <A HREF="winchg.htm">change a window's size and position</A>, background colors, <a href="tripane1.htm">title bar</a>, <a href="winbut.htm">buttons</a>, and other options.
	<li>You can <A HREF="overfr.htm">create your own frameset </A>to display topics.
	<li>You can ship multiple help files, each with its own set of window definitions.
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